I am currently in a stats workshop, being told in a very patronising way how most of the class failed an assessment. At the moment, I have better things to do then sit around for three hours doing nothing. I can do that for free at home. Also. theres a 50% chance that I might have to do a presentation tomorrow... with less than a day's notification.

Logic... there is none.

Disraeli once said that there are three types of lies:-

1. Lies
2. Damned lies
3. Statistics

At the moment, I'm inclined to agree. It's like adding two and two together and coming up with apple.

I need a hug... and pie. Good thing I went mad with making pies so now I can has pie.

PIE!!!!!!!

Still haven't got the mice yet. This time though, I'm checking my slipper BEFORE I put it on.

Like I said in my last post (which should have been posted a few days ago, but LJ went cuckoo and I can't be bothered to backdate it), anyone who has ninja kittehs I could use, I would be indebted.

Back to Mousehunting.

Is it odd when the highlight of your day is making a mouse detector out of a window lock frame mechanism, an umbrella and a hollowed out tennis ball? Probably not but then again, I am slowly going mad so this is soon going to be normal routine.

...C'mon, it was 10 at night and I didn't have a mouse trap. I had to improvise. Admittedly, it's a glorified Rube Goldberg machine with limited usage outside of mouse detecting but I could apply for a patent. Maybe JML will buy it...

Anyway, my to-do list.

Get ready for field trip to the Brecon Beacons (watch out for cannibals).
Make mince pies (In accordance with lloyd family tradition - to make enough to last til next April)
Conquer my hatred of ice skating for winter wonderland (Only been twice and both times resulted in a trip to A&E)
Sort out megabus ticket for collectomania (and my eigth doctor costume).
Start xmas shopping
Get more whiskey tea (on pain of death)
Send in ninja kittehs to get rid of ninja mice (very agile and capable of carving shuriken out of cheese)

Already got rid of one... i found it dead in my slipper, but more hide in the shadows.
As you can see, I'll be pretty busy.
Bye for now.

(Oh and if anyone is able to supply me with ninja kittehs, I would be extremely grateful.)

I have just recently got back from Scotland and I really regret not bringing a canoe with me... or at least a rubber dinghy. All those holidays in the past that I'd bring it and not use it and when I need it, I don't has it. 

Should'nt have been suprised at this. After all rain kinda comes with the territory.

Anyway, despite it's sogginess, Scotland is awesome. I could've done without the 6 hour trip to and from Loch Ness but it's also quite comforting to know that Wales isn't the only place to have an obscure assembly building. The Welsh assembly may look like a giant mushroom, but the Scottish assembly looks like someone's thrown a load of twigs over some sticklebricks (don't get me wrong, I love sticklebricks).  

Ah well, this week I am preparing to take (and probably fail) my driving test for the 5th time. Should I buy myself an anniversary card? Then, I'm heading back to Cardiff at the weekend, then London, then fffyyyydhfsthsdhsfhyuyjkhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhvvvvvvvvvvd....ccdms.d.......

Oh bugger, fell asleep on my keyboard. Luckily I bashed my nose on the return key or this message would have been much longer... I'll think I'll leave it in.

Soooo... recap, Soggy scotland, sticklebricks, driving test anniversary, moving back, random gibberish.  I think that's everything.

I can haz sleep.

Why I am happy today...

Reason the first - There going to be another Saw film so I'm set until 2011.

Reason 2 - The chances of Big Brother being axed indefinately have increased dramatically.

Reason 5... er... 3 - I may has housing for next year.

Reason iv - A certain someone (who I will not name since certain people who don't like spoilers will gouge my heart out with a spork if I blab this to them and they don't know already ) is going to be in the new series of Doctor Who. All I'm saying is that she's incredibly hot. Work it out from there.

Oh yeah, and reason 5 - I has tea.

Everything is right with the world.

Things I gotta do today!

Arrange driving lessons
Sign on at JSA
Cancel phone contract
Organise new contract.
Try and warn everyone on my phone not to accept texts and calls from me today cos it wont be me.
sort out accommodation for next year.
See if there is any form of funding for next year (4 different funding schemes and they're only available for students outside the UK).


Really can't be bothered right now. (i had to be at 7 this morning. For someone who isn't used to it, it's a shock to the system.)
Why, in the name of holy Zarquon's singing fish did I have to go back home?

Ah well, at the moment I has tea and cookies so I am gonna chill out, then crash out.

ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......................................................................

I'm back... well, for a couple of days anyway.

My Graduation is on Tuesday (yay me) so I'm back in Cardiff for the next few days.

Oh Cardiff <3

At first, I was having mixed responses towards it but now since I'm back for the next year (and maybe more :P) I'm not that burned out about it. I also get to miss my town's jubilee celebration (aka "no knickers day"). I used to like it as a kid, but now I only remember the gridlocks, the pub riots and the general lethargy that follows the three hours of marching in scorching weather... You have to put up with a lot in the name of community spirit.

Welai chi :D

 

Well, that's it. I've completed my degree and I've moved back home for the summer. So why don't I feel happy at the moment?

1). I'm missing my Cardiff friends.

2). My sister is driving me insane with her love life.

3.) I've only just finished unpacking.

I know I'm having a bit of a moan, but dammit! It took me three years to get my uni life on track and I'm happy with it.

Ah well... my Mres is coming up and I have a load of books/DVDs/Videos/fanfic to get through.

I'M NOT LEAVING CARDIFF YET! Y'HEAR THAT CARDIFF? YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET RID OF ME! EVER!

mwahh haa haa haa haa haaa

Crazy Gareth is Crazy.

Well I'm back from Germany. Had a brilliant time.

I've been on tour with Uni windband in Stuttgart, in an area just by Weillingdorf (worrying about spelling later). It wasn't so much music orientated as expected but that was alright as there was so much to do.

The whole thing started with a reception and concert at the town hall on the Tuesday morning. They had the coolest lift there. It was basically like numerous wardrobes were plonked on top of each other and were constantly going round and round on a conveyer belt. I could have happily stayed on that lift all day. In the evening, we all went to an awesome beer festival. It was about 7euros for a litre of beer. I ended up having about 3 of them, nicking one of the steins for a mate and rounded off the night by singing Monty Python song completely off key. Happy Days.

We ended the tour by colaborating with Stuttgart town band and joined them for a meal at their favourite restaurant. Despite not knowing much German, I was able to order something I actually liked. Also, after years of wondering, I found out what spatzle was. The fact that it was served as shredded pancake batter really made it grow on me.

Ah well, time for sleep.
Auf wiedersehen.

...I didn't get through. I seriously need a hug for this one.

Remember that competition I mentioned a while ago? I got a phone call from someone at the BBC saying that they couldn't take my application further. Due to other commitments I can't cancel (on pain of death/ lynching/ GBH, I could go on and on), I can't make it on the dates they're filming so that's one prospect that's been snuffed out.

Maybe a caffeine boost will take my mind off it.

Well, I'm back home... Feels a bit odd.

The last two years I've been away, it feels to me like Cardiff and North Wales exist in two separate dimensions. Whenever I was in one place, the other just seemed to stop, like I had never left. Now I'm back home I feel like there's loads of stuff going on in Cardiff.

Ah well, I suppose that's life.

On a brighter note, I got my application sent off for "tonight's the night "alien talent search. It looks really cool. Basically, I had to design a costume (Steam punk cyborg) and if I'm one of the 50 that get shortlisted, I have a chance to be in a mini episode of Doctor Who (Massive Win!). I don't know if I'll get through, but I'd like to stay optimistic. If I do, I think it'll be a lot of fun. Plus I'll get to go to London to "wow the panel." I really should have a proper trip to London some time in the future. The last time I was there, it was for an interview and I wasted most of the time waiting at the Institute of Medical research because It hadn't taken me as long as I thought to get there.

At the moment, all seems right with the world so I'll sign off before anything changes my feelings of complacency.

"All your hope are belong to us"